Boolarng Nangamai

In the small town of Gerringong on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales we're meeting members of the Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio. The studio is a dynamic place set in a bush foods and medicine garden. Boolarng Nangamai members are actively participating in a hands on approach to Reconciliation. They are weavers, painters, shellworkers, potters and printmakers. The word 'boolarng' means 'together' in the Biripi language and in the Dharawal language 'nangamai' means 'dreaming'.

The twenty five members of Boolarng Nangamai display in various galleries around the country, including the Cadigal Place gallery in the Museum of Sydney and the Pallingjang Saltwater exhibition on at Wollongong City Gallery right now. Some members have also exhibited overseas. They've established connections with fellow artists from Arnhem Land and Central Australia, who've shared their traditional knowledge, while the Boolarng artists give workshops of their own across New South Wales.